Waterfall amp settings — IMusic TS112

The Stone roses guitar tone for “Waterfall”, dialed in for a IMusic TS112 with a Squier Affinity Precision Bass PJ. Studio version, The Stone Roses (1989)

Original rig

Rickenbacker 3000 bass (3/4 scale) → Mesa Boogie 400 Plus head, roundwound Rotosound strings (medium gauge), played with fingers high up the neck (9th position)

Warm, mid-forward melodic bass with controlled low-end and finger attack clarity

Amp settings — IMusic TS112

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mesa 400 Plus is naturally mid-forward with powerful lows; the IMusic TS112 is clean/modern, so mids were pushed to 7 to replicate that vocal presence and bass was pulled to 6 to avoid muddiness. The Squier PJ's bridge J pickup adds Rickenbacker-style midrange grind when blended with the P; tone knob at 8 keeps finger attack definition without excessive brightness.

PRO TIPPlay high on the neck (7th-12th fret range) with your fretting hand's first and third fingers only, keeping the hammer-ons light and subtle — this floats the bassline melodically above the root without competing with the guitar's jangle.

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